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Quartz from
Brown Bear Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brown Bear Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:445498
Long-form Identifier:1:3:445498:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRevenue Prospect (California), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWhitaker Deposit, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘMary K Mine (Black Pine), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCrooked River Placer (Gold Point Claims; Lux; Hi - Lo; Riverside; Mt. Carmel Black Sand; Blue Moon; Alma; Ramona; Vista), Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘBuster Mine, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘMascot Mine (Blue Bell; Del Rio; Gold Coin), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘRand Prospect, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘMajor Claim, Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘAllamance Mine (Blue Dragon; Alliance), Elk City Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘSouth Fork Mine, Tenmile Mining District, Idaho County, Idaho, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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